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Seguin awards Walnut Branch water and sewer contract; city records differ on price

Seguin approved work on sewer and water service infrastructure near Walnut Branch and Goodrich Street; city records now give conflicting contract amounts.

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Seguin City Council approved a $4,409,427.82 construction award to Guerra Underground LLC on Oct. 20 for the Walnut Branch Phase IV sanitary sewer and water main replacement project.

The amount and contractor appear in the operative section of the city’s resolution for file 26-454, which the meeting file marks approved. The award commits the city to a defined utility construction project, although a separate official outcome summary reports a different price.

From the source record

Amounts listed in the Oct. 20 resolution for Walnut Branch Phase IV.The resolution’s operative award section names Guerra and states $4,409,427.82.

The staff memo describes rehabilitation of about 766 feet of existing 24-inch sewer along Walnut Branch. The planned work also includes about 841 feet of proposed 30-inch sewer and an 8-inch water main along Goodrich Street. Those dimensions describe the project’s planned construction scope; the retained records do not establish a household bill change or a construction schedule.

Why the price needs a second look

The official verified-outcome summary lists $4,109,427.82 and names GATA (Guerra) Underground LLC. The posted resolution names Guerra Underground LLC and gives a higher award amount, which the posted agenda and engineer’s staff memo also use. The resolution’s award section is the clearest retained statement of what the council authorized. The final minutes and executed contract should clarify the discrepancy.

The resolution lists T Construction’s $4,208,909 base bid below Guerra’s bid. It cites scoring, references and unit-price evaluation in selecting Guerra. It also lists a recommended $440,942.78 contingency, bringing the stated project total to $4,850,370.60. The staff memo identifies utility bonds as the funding source. The project total includes the contingency; it is not the construction contract award.

What happens next

The resolution authorizes the city manager to execute the construction contract. Readers can inspect the city’s Oct. 20 meeting file for the resolution and supporting memo. The executed contract and final minutes are the next records to check for the controlling amount, the recorded vote and implementation details.

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